Comments by "Crazy Eyes" (@CrizzyEyes) on "What did PEASANTS EAT in medieval times?" video.

@Mitchell Meyer It's usually overestimated how dirty things were back then. Yes they didn't understand germs at all, but visually they wanted their house to look nice and nobody liked bad smells or dirt. Plus they had plenty of time on their hands (compared to how people consider time nowadays) and used it to clean, a lot. To this day cast iron cookware is cleaned without dish soap and people aren't dying from it. All you need to clean cookware is hot water and a good abrasive.
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Jules Juerez They didn't die for the same reasons. It was usually due to extenuating circumstances, like diseases being passed through the food. We've eliminated those things, but we've replaced most of the food with over-refined stuff. Not all peasants ate that healthy though. Processed meats and sausages were very common in central Europe and aren't that healthy for you, plus you never knew what went in them. There was no FDA or regulation (technically there was for some things, but it's difficult to enforce when the Lord's men take half a week to march there). The bread was, however, much better for you.
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